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When the world came to India: Global leaders at the Ambani wedding

When the world came to India: Global leaders at the Ambani wedding

India Todaya day ago
The wedding of Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani wasn't just India's event of the year, it was a global affair. With leaders flying in from every continent, the celebration became a symbol of India's rising on the world stage.Some of the prominent faces at the wedding were:Swami Sadananda Saraswati, Shankaracharya, DwarkaSwami Avimukteshwarand Saraswati, Shankaracharya, JoshimathGaurang Das Prabhu, Divisional Director, ISKCONGaur Gopal Das, Monk, ISKCONRadhanath Swami, Member, Governing Body, ISKCONPujyashri Rameshbhai OzaGautambhai OzaPujyashri Devaprasad MaharajVijuben Rajani, Shree Anandabawa Seva SansthaShri Balak Yogeshwardas Ji Maharaj, Badrinath DhamPujyashri Chidanand Saraswati, Head, Parmarth Niketan AshramShree Namramuni Maharaj, Jain Muni, Founder-PrasadhamDhirendra Kumar Garg, Guru, Bageshwar DhamBaba Ramdev, Yoga GuruSwami RambhadracharyaSwami Kailashanand, Mahamandaleshwar, Niranjani AkharaAvdeshanand Giri, Mahamandaleshwar, Juna AkharaShri Devkinandan Thakurji Maharaj, Vishwa Shanti Sewa TrustDidi Maa Sadhvi Ritambhara Ji, Vatsalya GramSwami Parmatmnaad ji, Founder, Param Shakti PeethShri Vishal Rakesh ji Goswami, Head Priest, Shrinathji Temple advertisementIn addition to numerous Indian politicians and ministers, the celebrations were graced by political luminaries from across the world, further highlighting India's growing international appeal. These included:John Kerry (American politician)Tony Blair (Former Prime Minister, UK)Boris Johnson (Former Prime Minister, UK)Matteo Renzi (Former Prime Minister, Italy)Sebastian Kurz (Former Prime Minister, Austria)Stephen Harper, Former Prime Minister, CanadaCarl Bildt (Former Prime Minister, Sweden)Mohamed Nasheed (Former President, Maldives)H. E. Samia Suluhu Hassan (President, Tanzania)A vast number of global business leaders also travelled to India for the wedding rituals, including:Amin Nasser (President & CEO, Aramco)H. E. Khaldoon Al Mubarak (CEO, Managing Director, Mubadala)Murray Auchincloss (CEO, bp)Robert Dudley (Former CEO - bp, Board Member - Aramco)Mark Tucker (Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings Plc)Bernard Looney (Former CEO, bp)Shantanu Narayen (CEO, Adobe)Mark Zuckerberg (CEO, Meta)
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at Ambani wedding
Michael Grimes (Managing Director, Morgan Stanley)Igor Sechin (CEO, Rosneft)Jay Lee (Executive Chairman, Samsung Electronics)Dilhan Pillay (CEO, Temasek Holdings)Emma Walmsley (CEO, GlaxoSmithKline)David Constable (CEO, Fluor Corporation)Jim Teague (CEO, Enterprise GP)Gianni Infantino (IOC Member, President of FIFA)Juan Antonio Samaranch (Vice President, IOC)Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Director-General, WTO)Kim Kardashian (Media personality, Socialite)Khloe Kardashian (Media personality, Socialite)Ivanka Trump (American businesswoman)
Ivanka Trump with family at Ambani wedding
Dinesh Paliwal (Partner, KKR)Lim Chow Kiat, CEO, GICMichael Klein, Managing Partner, M. Klein & CompanyBader Mohammad Al-Saad (Director, KIA)Yoshihiro Hyakutome, Senior Managing Executive Officer, SMBCKhalil Mohammed Sharif Foulathi, Vice Chairman, ADIAPeter Diamandis, Executive Chairman, Singularity UniversityJay Shetty (Podcaster, Author, Coach)Jeff Koons (Artist)The wedding was a message of India's cultural soft power, spiritual richness, and economic might were on full display. That this celebration drew not only politicians and CEOs but also artists, athletes, and entertainers shows how wide-reaching the country's influence has become.Through one family's celebration, India powerfully said: We're hosting the world.- Ends
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